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3 Days Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Safari - Tanzania Safari

Overview

Our 3-day African safari, which specifically includes the Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Crater has been designed to offer you a short but intense Tanzanian Northern Circuit safari experience, for a shorter and time-constrained period of 3 days / 2 nights. You will experience the excitement of game viewing in two of the most spectacular national game parks in Tanzania.

Itinerary (summary)

  Activities, Hotel & Meals
Day 1

Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park

  • Afternoon game drive in the park
  • Dinner and overnight at the Manyara Wildlife Safari Camp
Day 2

Lake Manyara - Ngorongoro Crater

  • Leave Lake Manyara for Ngorongoro Crater
  • Descend 2000 ft (670m) into the crater floor for full day crater tour
  • Break for lunch at Ngoitoktok Springs picnic site
  • Evening game drive
  • Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Forest Tented Lodge
Day 3
Ngorongoro - Arusha
  • Morning game drive at Ngorongoro
    Drive to Arusha where your safari ends
  • (End of tour)

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park

Pick up from your Hotel at 8.30 am then leave for Lake Manyara National Park arriving in time for lunch followed by afternoon game drive.

Dinner and overnight at the Manyara Wildlife Safari Camp.

Day 2: Lake Manyara National Park - Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast leave Lake Manyara for Ngorongoro Crater arriving in good time for lunch after lunch, descend 2000 ft (670m) into the crater floor for a full day crater tour with a break for lunch at Ngoitoktok Springs picnic site. Black manned lions, rhinos, buffaloes, elephants and other grazing animals abound. Evening game drive, return to Ngorongoro Forest Tented Lodge.

Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Forest Tented Lodge.

Day 3: Ngorongoro - Arusha

After breakfast and morning game drive, drive to Arusha where your safari ends in the afternoon with sweet memories.

(End of tour).

Included in tour:

  • Accommodation as per the above safari description
  • Meals as specified on the itinerary above
  • All transfers and transport, park fees, hotel accommodation
  • Game viewing activities as stated in the above tour/safari description
  • Service of an English speaking driver guide

Not included in tour:

  • Extras at the lodges i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry etc.
  • International flight
  • Visa entry into Kenya or Tanzania
  • Items of a personal nature
  • Tips and gratitudes to safari staff

Accommodation for this Safari

  • Lake Manyara Wildlife Lodge

    Lake Manyara Wildlife Lodge

    Lake Manyara Wildlife Lodge is strategically located on the very edge of the vertiginous western escarpment of the Rift Valley, affording magnificent views down across the whole Lake.

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  • Tarangire Safari Lodge

    Tarangire Safari Lodge

    Tarangire Safari Lodge is renowned for its panoramic views of the savannah and Tarangire River below, providing breathtaking scenery and game viewing right from its sweeping terrace and your doorstep.

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  • Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge

    Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge

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  • Ngorongoro Forest Tented Lodge

    Ngorongoro Forest Tented Lodge

    Ngorongoro Forest Tented Lodge is centrally situated on the northern safari circuit in Tanzania. Close to Lake Manyara National Park and the gate to Ngorongoro Crater it’s the perfect stopover between the two.

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Destinations

Arusha

Arusha, Tanzania

Mount Meru overlooking the city of Arusha

Arusha is a city in northern Tanzania surrounded by some of Africa’s most famous landscapes and national parks. Situated below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley, Arusha has a temperate climate. The city sometime...

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Ngorongoro

Ngorongoro, Tanzania

A herd of wildebeest in the Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Conservation Area is one of the best places in the country to see the endangered black rhinoceros. Home to the entirety of the Big Five, Ngorongoro is a natural wonder that needs to be seen to be believed...

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